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Genetic polymorphism in the phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 gene and irinotecan toxicity.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jan 2005
Kitagawa Chiyoe, Ando Maki, Ando Yuichi, Sekido Yoshitaka, Wakai Kenji, Imaizumi Kazuyoshi, Shimokata Kaoru, Hasegawa Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphism of the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1 gene is associated with the decreased glucuronidation activity of an active metabolite of irinotecan, SN-38, and UGT1A1*28 has been shown as a predictive factor for irinotecan toxicity. The phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module (PBREM) of the UGT1A1 promoter region has been reportedly associated with the transcriptional activity of the gene. We...
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